Table 1.
Epilate |
Do Not Epilate |
P Value |
|||
N |
% |
n |
% |
||
Age | 0.024 | ||||
Age <40 years | 224 | 22.74 | 134 | 28.69 | |
≥40 and ≤60 years | 492 | 49.95 | 228 | 48.82 | |
>60 years | 269 | 27.31 | 105 | 22.48 | |
Gender | <0.002 | ||||
Male | 192 | 19.49 | 139 | 29.76 | |
Female | 793 | 80.51 | 328 | 70.24 | |
Entropion | <0.002 | ||||
Mild | 458 | 46.50 | 352 | 75.37 | |
Moderate | 352 | 35.74 | 65 | 13.92 | |
Severe | 175 | 17.77 | 50 | 10.71 | |
Trichiasis duration | <0.02 | ||||
<1 year | 8 | 0.81 | 22 | 4.67 | |
≥1 and <2 years | 53 | 5.38 | 43 | 9.13 | |
≥2 years | 924 | 93.81 | 398 | 84.50 | |
Don't know/missing | 0 | 8 | 1.70 | ||
Number of lashes touching the globe | |||||
None | 309 | 31.37 | 0 | 0 | a |
1–5 | 292 | 29.64 | 230 | 49.25 | |
6–9 | 150 | 15.23 | 89 | 19.06 | |
More than 10 | 234 | 23.76 | 148 | 31.69 | |
Number of lashes touching the cornea | |||||
None | 364 | 36.95 | 58 | 12.42 | a |
1–5 | 423 | 42.94 | 258 | 55.25 | |
6–9 | 83 | 8.43 | 46 | 9.85 | |
>10 | 115 | 11.68 | 105 | 22.48 | |
Treatment | 0.57 | ||||
Tetracycline | 333 | 33.81 | 151 | 32.33 | |
Azithromycin | 652 | 66.19 | 316 | 67.67 |
Since epilation can result in no/fewer lashes touching the globe, the numbers in the two groups are not comparable.